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. >> brown: john brennan was confirmed as the c.i.a.'s next director 63-34 after a drama- filled 24 hours. it began yesterday when republican senator rand paul of kentucky launched a filibuster. he demanded a firm answer on whether drone aircraft might ever target american citizens inside the united states. attorney general eric holder had sent paul a letter saying that however unlikely, in extraordinary circumstances, it might happen. >> no one will ever forget jane fonda swiveling around in north vietnamese armored guns, and it was despicable. it is one thing if you want to try her for treason, but are you going to just drop a drone hellfire missile on jane fonda? are you going to drop a drone hellfire missile on those at kent state? >> brown: several other republicans and one democrat, ron wyden, joined paul. and minority leader mitch mcconnell offered his support last night after the filibuster ended and again this morning. >> and the administration should just answer the question. there's no reason we cannot get this question answer
. >> brown: john brennan was confirmed as the c.i.a.'s next director 63-34 after a drama- filled 24 hours. it began yesterday when republican senator rand paul of kentucky launched a filibuster. he demanded a firm answer on whether drone aircraft might ever target american citizens inside the united states. attorney general eric holder had sent paul a letter saying that however unlikely, in extraordinary circumstances, it might happen. >> no one will ever forget jane fonda swiveling...
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briefly remind us about john brennan's experience. clearly someone well known at the agency he'll head. >> john brennan spent 25 years at the c.i.a. they was station chief in riyadh in saudi arabia. he actually set up the national counterterrorism center and then for four years he been basically at president obama's right hand overseeing counterterrorism and in that role he's overseen the expansion of the drone strikes in pakistan in yemen, and in somalia. so he's perhaps one of -- he's certainly one of the government's most experienced counterterrorism hands. brown brown niels, what was playing out today especially with senators mccain and graham upbraiding rd paul? >> what happened after last night we noticed senator mccain and senator graham were not among those joining in the effort on the senate floor in support of senator paul during his almost 13-hour filibuster. and what they were really -- today they were really protesting against even the context of the question that senator paul sought and eventually received an answer to f
briefly remind us about john brennan's experience. clearly someone well known at the agency he'll head. >> john brennan spent 25 years at the c.i.a. they was station chief in riyadh in saudi arabia. he actually set up the national counterterrorism center and then for four years he been basically at president obama's right hand overseeing counterterrorism and in that role he's overseen the expansion of the drone strikes in pakistan in yemen, and in somalia. so he's perhaps one of -- he's...
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plus, an interview with general john allen, former commander of allied forces in afghanistan. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org captioning sponsored by wpbt >> this is n.b.r. >> tom: good evening. i'm tom hudson. the sequester is here and the federal government spending cuts
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john brennan is one step closer to becoming c.i.a. director. the senate intelligence committee approved his nomination today, 12-3, and sent it to the full senate. that came after white house officials provided classified legal opinions justifying drone attacks on terror suspects overseas. later, nbc news reported attorney general eric holder has ruled out drone attacks inside the u.s., except in an "extraordinary circumstance," such as pearl harbor or 9/11. u.s. officials are saying the c.i.a. was not involved in the latest drone strikes in pakistan. pakistani authorities have said the attacks in early february killed two senior al-qaeda commanders and several others in remote tribal areas. the "new york times" today cited unnamed american sources who said the c.i.a. hasn't attacked any targets in those areas since january. the officials suggested pakistan's military may have carried out the strikes. china's communist party rulers laid out their plans for the future today, and they conceded the need to address environmental damage and politica
john brennan is one step closer to becoming c.i.a. director. the senate intelligence committee approved his nomination today, 12-3, and sent it to the full senate. that came after white house officials provided classified legal opinions justifying drone attacks on terror suspects overseas. later, nbc news reported attorney general eric holder has ruled out drone attacks inside the u.s., except in an "extraordinary circumstance," such as pearl harbor or 9/11. u.s. officials are saying...
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on tuesday, we'll look at the senate confirmation hearings for john brennan, president obama's choice to be the next director of the c.i.a. i'm ray suarez. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: supporting progress for 200 >> bnsf railway. >> macarthur foundation. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions ctioned by mediaccess group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
on tuesday, we'll look at the senate confirmation hearings for john brennan, president obama's choice to be the next director of the c.i.a. i'm ray suarez. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: supporting progress for 200 >> bnsf railway. >> macarthur foundation. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations....
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on tuesday, we'll look at the senate confirmation hearings for john brennan, president obama's choice to be the next director of the c.i.a. i'm ray suarez. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: supporting progress for 200 >> bnsf railway. >> macarthur foundation. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is "nightly business report." >> getting close. the dow has its second highest close ever as investors consider the federal spending cuts. >> the billionaire investor answers questions from our viewers and tells why he thinks stocks are still relatively cheap. >> and the american recovery. a special in focus report on what's working in the u.s. economy,
on tuesday, we'll look at the senate confirmation hearings for john brennan, president obama's choice to be the next director of the c.i.a. i'm ray suarez. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: supporting progress for 200 >> bnsf railway. >> macarthur foundation. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations....
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john brennan's nomination to be c.i.a. director ran into a senate filibuster, on whether drone strikes would ever be used inside the u.s. and the u.n. count of syrian refugees topped one million. meanwhile, syrian rebels took 21 u.n. peacekeepers hostage on the golan heights. does the solar system need protection from an earthly invasion? that's one worry for scientists at nasa. hari sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: on science wednesday, we look at how scientists and engineers are preventing home-grown bacteria from contaminating other planets, moons and comets by keeping space craft biologically clean. plus, on making sense, to consume or not to consume? that is the question for two economists, who debate the morality of spending versus saving. all that and more is on our website www.newshour.pbs.org. judy? >> woodruff: and that's the on thursday, we'll talk with house democratic leader nancy pelosi. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and g
john brennan's nomination to be c.i.a. director ran into a senate filibuster, on whether drone strikes would ever be used inside the u.s. and the u.n. count of syrian refugees topped one million. meanwhile, syrian rebels took 21 u.n. peacekeepers hostage on the golan heights. does the solar system need protection from an earthly invasion? that's one worry for scientists at nasa. hari sreenivasan explains. >> sreenivasan: on science wednesday, we look at how scientists and engineers are...
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and then 24 hours later he got hammered by john mccain, lindsey graham. so what do you make of the divisions there? >> well, it's very interesting. first of all i would say it's not particularly senatorial to call your colleague a wacko bird. that is an interesting way to get a lock with everybody, that is what senator mccain had to say about senator paul. look there are a bunch of divisions be within the republican party, social con serving difficult, fiscal conservatives, isolationist, neokonst, democracy promoters and this is another one between the libertarians an those who believe in strong, executive authority. and particularly during the war on terror. we -- hear a lot from that group during the bush-- mrtion. now you have a democratic president, that may have enhanlsed it a little bit. i thought that senator paul did a good service in the sense that he brought attention to this throne issue which has been underattend toad in terms of what are we doing. where are we doing it, what is the legal basis for it. who exactly is doing it. those rawl legit
and then 24 hours later he got hammered by john mccain, lindsey graham. so what do you make of the divisions there? >> well, it's very interesting. first of all i would say it's not particularly senatorial to call your colleague a wacko bird. that is an interesting way to get a lock with everybody, that is what senator mccain had to say about senator paul. look there are a bunch of divisions be within the republican party, social con serving difficult, fiscal conservatives, isolationist,...
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on tuesday, we'll look at the senate confirmation hearings for john brennan, president obama's choice to be the next director of the c.i.a. i'm ray suarez. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: supporting progress for 200 >> bnsf railway. >> macarthur foundation. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access >> this is "bbc world news." funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, zte, union bank, and fidelity investments. >> this is what a personal economy looks like. as life changes, fidelity can help you readjust your investments along the way, refocus as careers change and kids
on tuesday, we'll look at the senate confirmation hearings for john brennan, president obama's choice to be the next director of the c.i.a. i'm ray suarez. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: supporting progress for 200 >> bnsf railway. >> macarthur foundation. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations....